About Sheena.

Sheena Allen is best-known as the founder and CEO of mobile application company, Sheena Allen Apps. Allen attended the University of Southern Mississippi to major in psychology and film. In 2011, during her senior year of college, she thought of an idea for a finance / money organizing mobile app after leaving Wal-Mart with a long receipt. With no technical background, Sheena designed her first app in Microsoft Word before finding a developer to partner with. Since then, Allen has built her mobile app companies to have millions of downloads and started her own development company, HouseBoxx.

Finding her way in tech, Sheena has spoken about expanding her ventures and projects outside of just the tech world. She has talked about her interest in entertainment and media, fashion, real estate, and much more.

Sheena has spoken on subjects such as owning a successful tech company as a non-technical founder and diversity in tech at numerous universities, including Texas A&M and Yale, and numerous conferences, including The Lean Startup Conference and Tech808. She also also been featured in various publications, including Forbes.com, BlackEnterprise.com, and MadameNoire.com.